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Australia’s responsibility to Afghanistan and to its people

2021/9/8
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After being involved in two decades of occupying the country, what responsibilities does Australia owe to the people of Afghanistan? What more needs to be done by the Australian and other allied governments?

This conversation brings together Afghan Australians Mujib Abid who recently escaped from Kabul with his family, and Shukufa Tahiri, former Policy Officer with the Refugee Council, as well as leading academic experts to share their insights. Hear from our panel including:

– Mujib Abid, University of Sydney alumnus (Master of Peace and Conflict Studies) and PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. – Professor Mary Crock, Co-Director of the Sydney Centre for International Law. – Professor William Maley AM from the Department of International Relations at ANU – Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Director of the Culture Strategy at the University of Sydney and political theorist – Shukufa Tahiri, Deputy Director of National Refugee Advocacy and Advisory Group (NRAAG)

This online discussion is presented in collaboration with the Culture Strategy and Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney.